Aussie readers of DDNet, have we got a treat for you! (Note: this competition is only open to Australian residents. Apologies, overseas friends, but I’m sure we’ll have another contest for you soon) Stranger Of Paradise is one of the finest, and smartest, games in Square Enix’s storied series. As we wrote in our 4.5/5 review: Do you know that…
Retro reflections by Nick H. So this one came to me after sitting on the grassy hill of a local minor league baseball team. Baseball is not my favourite sport; I’m more a girdiron of basketball kind of guy. That being said, I’ve always enjoyed going to baseball games. I…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s weekly news feature, Catch-up coffee Monday. Each Monday we will bring you the best news from the previous week that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and…
Read MoreList by Matt S. Since picking up Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone a couple of weeks ago, it’s been very difficult to actually tear myself away from the game to do anything else. It’s mammoth in size, with 220 different music tracks, and the standard Project Diva difficulty means…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Forget E3. Tokyo Game Show is where it’s at, and this year, the show is shaping up to be the biggest yet. Related reading: All of our coverage from TGS 2015. As of July 1, TGS counts 301 exhibiting companies. At the same point of time…
Read MoreGame theory by Matt S. Nope. It is actually quite brilliant. That would be a pretty short article if I left it at that, I guess, so I’ll elaborate. Back when it as first released, the strengths of Final Fantasy XIII were largely overlooked (and still are), while its weaknesses…
Read MoreReview by Jim S. After eastasiasoft’s Rainbow Moon I high hopes for Lost Sea. It has a good set up, too. After a storm leaves you stranded on a mysterious island, you discover that you’re in the middle of the Bermuda triangle. You must fight to survive and escape the…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. It has been a good year for serious game about serious political topics. We’ve had titles such as 1979 Revolution focus on retelling a historical event that is rarely discussed without propaganda – that of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Another example is NORTH – a…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. When you think of great Square Enix RPG franchises, you’re naturally going to gravitate to Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest. You might remember Kingdom Hearts, and, because it’s so recent, Bravely Default. If you’re the smart type you might even be one of the few to…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. Well, after what seemed like an eternity, Mighty No. 9 has finally released to the masses. After spending what felt like eternity waiting for the game since it was successfully funded on Kickstarter back in 2013, it’s now time to see exactly how well the game…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. German publishing company Deep Silver is picking up where NISA left off a few months ago when they suddenly decided not to distribute games by Atlus or Sega in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The deal includes both physical and digital releases for a number of…
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